Celeron 3215U vs Pentium N3530

Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75
+10.3%
Celeron 3215U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.68

Pentium N3530 outperforms Celeron 3215U by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26482720
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency9.424.27
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date23 February 2014 (10 years ago)1 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.16 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.58 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache224 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data-
Smart Connect+no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency896 MHz850 MHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3530 and Celeron 3215U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes412
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium N3530 0.75
+10.3%
Celeron 3215U 0.68

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium N3530 1193
+10.2%
Celeron 3215U 1083

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium N3530 190
Celeron 3215U 332
+74.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium N3530 544
Celeron 3215U 588
+8.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 0.68
Recency 23 February 2014 1 June 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium N3530 has a 10.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

Celeron 3215U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium N3530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3215U in performance tests.


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